383 Janina is a Themistian asteroid, approximately 46 kilometers (29 miles) in diameter.[2] It is spectral B-type and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous chondritic material.[3]

383 Janina
Orbital diagram
Discovery
Discovered byAuguste Charlois
Discovery date29 January 1894
Designations
(383) Janina
PronunciationFrench: [ʒanina]
German: [jaːˈniːnaː][1]
1894 AU
Main belt (Themis)
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc122.21 yr (44637 d)
Aphelion3.65762 AU (547.172 Gm)
Perihelion2.63074 AU (393.553 Gm)
3.14418 AU (470.363 Gm)
Eccentricity0.16330
5.58 yr (2036.4 d)
77.0719°
0° 10m 36.422s / day
Inclination2.65252°
93.0518°
322.137°
Physical characteristics
45.52±1.8 km[2]
6.4 h (0.27 d)[2]
0.0926±0.008[2]
B[2]
9.91[2]

It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 29 January 1894 in Nice.[2][4] The reference of the name is unknown, though it is the French name of Ioannina in Greece, as well as a common German woman's name, both of which probably descend from Johannes.[4]

References

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  1. ^ (German Names)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 383 Janina (1894 AU)". JPL. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  3. ^ J. de León; N. Pinilla-Alonso; H. Campins; J. Licandro; G.A. Marzo (2012). "Near-infrared spectroscopic survey of B-type asteroids: Compositional analysis". Icarus. 218 (218): 196–206. Bibcode:2012Icar..218..196D. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2011.11.024.
  4. ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz D (11 November 2013). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Vol. 1 (3 ed.). Springer Science+Business Media. p. 70. ISBN 978-3-662-06615-7. OCLC 809148995.
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